Editorial Policy

Last updated: November 10, 2026

Our standards

• One question per article. Each piece is built around a real question readers ask, and it should answer that question fully.
• Facts come from primary sources. We rely on government agencies, universities and extension services, manufacturers' documentation and peer-reviewed research. We link to every source we use in a "Sources" section.
• No invented numbers. If we cannot find a reliable figure, we say so instead of guessing.
• No fake experience. We do not claim to have tested products we have not tested, and we never publish made-up reviews, testimonials or reader quotes.
• Plain American English. US spelling, US units and US dollars, with metric equivalents where they help.

How articles are produced

We may use AI writing tools to help with research outlines and first drafts. Every article is then checked against its sources, edited, and approved by an editor before it is published. Drafts that fail our checks — unsupported claims, repetition, thin answers or broken links — are not published.

Before publication, each draft goes through automated checks for duplicated content, repeated paragraphs, keyword stuffing, unsupported statistics, broken links, missing metadata and image rights. These checks are an internal tool to catch problems; they are not a rating from Google or anyone else.

Images

Illustrations on Sill & Soil are original graphics created for this site. We do not use photos we do not have the rights to.

Updates and corrections

We review articles when sources change. Significant corrections are noted at the end of the article with the date. To report an error, see Contact.

Independence

Sill & Soil does not accept payment for coverage. We do not currently show ads.